Calling all or any Wisconsin or any cold weather climate builders - I'm in the middle of building a garage/woodshop/gathering place/kid cave. It is 32 x 48 with 13 ' side walls with 6/12 over 4/12 scissor trusses. I'm going to be blowing cellulose in the ceiling, but want to get started before the liner steel shows up. I have Fabric to hold the insulation in place, but worry the weight of the insulation will be too much, how do I make sure it won't fall down. Also was planning on putting a vapor barrier over the fabric, but read somewhere that with cellulose a vapor barrier might not be required...is there any truth to that? I've always done a vapor barrier, so this would be new to me.
Garage Ceiling Insulation
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Loose Nut Buster
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Not an expert but I'd ? blowing in before ceiling is installed making installation extremely difficult if not impossible due to saging. I used 8" ceiling Batts held in place with specially bought cut wire lengths to hold it in place quick, easy n clean.
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Loose Nut Buster
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With 14/12 sissors on mine
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That looks like a nice space! I like the 76 or 77 Ford Grill on the wall. I'm hoping the liner steel comes sooner than they say, I but I know I'm going to have to blow the insulation in stages or lifts anyway. Is that the vapor barrier that is exposed there?
240sxguy
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If I read correctly you do not need a vapor barrier if the ceiling is steel. My garage is a plane jane 22x23 or something and was in bad shape internally. They had insulated with 8" batts put over thick plastic that was stapled to the ceiling and supported with wires. Having done blown-in before in my other garage and house, I'd make sure you have all your soffit baffles in place then do the blown-in stuff after the ceiling goes in.
The other option is to do batts and plastic like my garage was, it was a bit saggy but not terrible. The batts wedge between the trusses, whereas blown-in is going to be putting full weight on the plastic and I do not think it'll hold.
The other option is to do batts and plastic like my garage was, it was a bit saggy but not terrible. The batts wedge between the trusses, whereas blown-in is going to be putting full weight on the plastic and I do not think it'll hold.
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The grill is a '77 OEM, My truck is a '78 but I liked the 77 better so when I restored my 78 I put it in it, bought the 77 grill in 82 but it wasn't a direct fit so I just waited until I restored it.
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The grill is a '77 OEM, My truck is a '78 but I liked the 77 better so when I restored my 78 I put it in it, bought the 77 grill in 82 but it wasn't a direct fit so I just waited until I restored it.
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